Author: Ben Castellani (Page 210 of 358)

Strong Pacific trough draws near A large Pacific trough has just come ashore this morning into the Pacific Northwest with a fairly deep trough axis extending all the way into southern California. Out ahead of this trough, brisk southwest flow is evident across most of the Rocky Mountains, including in Colorado. Embedded in this southwest flow is slightly more mid-level …

Quick warm-up with slight chance of storms Similar to yesterday, despite the epic ridge holding strong and lack of much forcing, there is just enough moisture present in the atmosphere to allow for the development of widely scattered showers and storms today. The action will be most prevalent across the Mountains, but stormy skies will fill in over Boulder and Denver too …

Warmer with a small chance of storms Slightly warmer temperatures will take hold these next two days in Boulder and Denver as the potent high pressure remains nearby and the cooler airmass of yesterday moves away. The expected track of Hurricane Dorian is almost exactly contouring the coastline of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The best track projection has no landfall, but …

Very HOT Labor Day New record high temperatures were set in both Boulder and Denver on Sunday at 98 degrees. On paper, today should be even warmer as the models are showing the airmass gaining a tiny amount of warmth compared to yesterday, alongside very similar overall conditions (mostly sunny and dry). The reason for the extreme warmth is an …